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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by mrow84 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @10:44AM (#25443905)
The types of surgeries performed should be controlled for when performing a statistical study.
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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by UncleMeat on Thursday December 17, 2020 @10:35AM (#25456470)
They were. This entire line of criticism comes from not reading the study methods.
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